It’s now more than fairly likely that the old McGrath Hwy. structure will be coming down, to be replaced by a ground level boulevard, as recommended by MassDOT and others who have been involved in the process of determining the best solution for the future of the thoroughfare. 
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This Thursday night, the 19th, at the Holiday Inn, East Somerville Main Streets Holiday Celebration takes place. They celebrate the holidays and another successful year for the East Somerville community. The Holiday Celebration will feature live music, hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar, and various door prizes, including a one night ‘Stay-cation’ at the Holiday Inn. The Holiday Celebration will be held 6-9 p.m. at Metropolitan Square inside the Holiday Inn at 30 Washington Street in Somerville. Please RSVP to info@eastsomervillemainstreets.org. A suggested donation of $10 will be accepted at the door. Just some of the Door Prizes: Gift certificates to East End Grille, Mount Vernon Restaurant, Some ‘Ting Nice Caribbean Restaurant, a wine basket from Joe’s Liquors, and a $100 gift certificate from our friends at Empire Tattoo.
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Don’t forget to keep those all-important fire hydrants clear of snow.
By David R. Smith
With the snow comes a list of policies and procedures residents need to know to help keep the streets clean, clear and safe. The city’s policies include regulations for snow plowing, property owner and city responsibilities both before and after snowstorms, parking restrictions during snow emergencies and more. Residents are encouraged to sign up for phone, email and/or text notifications through the city’s alert system by visiting http://www.somervillema.gov/.
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The Somerville Times Publisher Ross Blouin congratulates Renee’s Café, located at 198 Holland Street (corner of Claremon and Holland), for winning “Best of Somerville Breakfast” for 2013. It’s easy to see and taste why Renee’s was voted Best Breakfast here in Somerville. The food is great, with a large selection on the menu, and just a nice twist of something good for the morning to get your day going.
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Team Mass wins the first one 48 to 0 on the way to the Alamo Dome. 6 of the best 8th graders in the state are from Somerville Youth Football.
Six 8th grade football players from the Somerville Youth Football Program have been chosen to play for Team Mass, an All-Star team made of 35 of the best players from around the state.
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Jesa Damora works in an asylum. No, not in a psychiatric hospital like McLean Hospital, where I have labored for thirty or so years. She works in the Artisan’s Asylum a huge open space for artists of all stripes, that is located here in Somerville. She is also a consultant for other artists, as well as creating her own acclaimed prints and drawings. Like many Somerville artists of my acquaintance Damora is a refuge from the Republic of Cambridge. She and her husband moved from the rarefied environs of Appian Way in Cambridge to the more egalitarian territory of Prospect Hill in Somerville. Now she owns a home, and has a small carriage house that acts as her art studio. Of our town Damora told me: “We moved from Cambridge because it was so expensive. I love the multicultural aspect of Somerville. I mean in Cambridge where we lived, it was all rich, white doctors and lawyers.” Damora is also excited by the subway coming to Union Square and the changes it will bring. She is a member of the Mystic Valley Task Force and feels that in the end this will help the creative economy in the Square. Damora, by her own description, is not a political animal but hopes that there will be advocacy for low income and moderate income housing so Union Square will not just be a home for high income young urban professionals. She wants Union Square to retain its unique flavor—a very hard task if you examine other neighborhoods that went through similar transformations.
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Larissa Burgess is a poet, currently attends Endicott College, and interns at Dig Boston Publications. Her interests include poetry, photography and playing the guitar. She hopes to some day work as a staff writer for a national television sitcom.
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Ward 1 Alderman Maureen Bastardi invite all interested community members to the second in a series of discussions to determine design plans for the new Symphony Park, to be constructed on the vacant lot a the intersection of Pearl and Pinckney Streets in 2014. The meeting will be held on Thursday, Dec. 19 at 6 p.m. in the Community Room at Bryant Manor, 75 Myrtle St. An initial community meeting was held in July 2013 to discuss the vision for the vacant lot on Pearl and Florence Streets and to gather information for the State’s Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA).
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All Somerville Public Schools will be in session tomorrow (Tuesday, December 17, 2013) but due to projected weather conditions later in the day, ALL afterschool and evening activities for the day have been canceled, including Community Schools afterschool programs. All students should be picked up by 2:35 p.m.
Arrests:
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Joshua Foote, 22, of 23 MacArthur St., December 9, 9:41 p.m., arrested at home on charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and destruction of property over $250.
Vincent Norwood, 38, of 68 Waumbeck St., Dorchester, December 12, 1:35 a.m., arrested at 25 Main St. on charges of assault and battery and resisting arrest.
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